ARGUMENT
of
the
FIRST
BOOK
.
Historical
deduction
of
seats
,
from
the
stool
to
the
Sofa
.
—
A
School-boys
ramble
.
—
A
walk
in
the
country
.
—
The
scene
described
.
—
Rural
sounds
as
well
as
sights
de
lightful
.
—
Another
walk
.
—
Mistake
concerning
the
charms
of
solitude
,
corrected
.
—
Colonnades
commended
.
—
Alcove
and
the
view
from
it
.
—
The
Wilderness
.
—
The
Grove
.
—
The
Thresher
.
—
The
necessity
and
the
benefits
of
exercise
.
—
The
works
of
nature
superior
to
and
in
some
instances
inimitable
by
art
.
—
The
weari
someness
of
what
is
commonly
called
a
life
of
pleasure
.
—
Change
of
scene
sometimes
expedient
.
—
A
common
de
scribed
,
and
the
character
of
crazy
Kate
introduced
upou
it
.
—
Gipsies
.
—
The
blessings
of
civilized
life
.
—
That
state
most
favourable
to
virtue
.
—
The
South
Sea
Islanders
compassionated
,
but
chiefly
Omai
.
—
His
pre
sent
state
of
mind
supposed
.
—
Civilized
life
friendly
to
virtue
,
but
not
great
cities
.
—
Great
cities
,
and
London
in
particular
,
allowed
their
due
praise
,
but
censured
.
—
Fete
Champetre
.
—
The
book
concludes
with
a
reflec
tion
on
the
fatal
effects
of
dissipation
and
effeminacy
upon
our
public
measures
.